The Thing With Feathers – “We’ll be fine”-There’s an optimism to this track that I genuinely appreciate. This is a sentiment that I definitely felt a lot at the beginning of 2021 as things began to improve around here. I appreciate the poppy …
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Three new rock tunes to get some SPRING in your step
Sweet Avenue – “Hey Phoebe”-The first thing I thought when I heard this song was the band Taking Back Sunday. I don’t even know if that’s a fair comparison because I don’t know this subgenre super well, but it was like an instant …
Throw up your rock fist! A few punk-influenced rock jams to get you moving
A Festival, A Parade – “Big Screen TV”-I definitely dig the distortion on the guitars on this track. It’s an intense, up tempo style that almost defies genre description. The clean guitar lines on one guitar with the fuzzed-out other guitar balances out …
Featured Single: The Get Up Kids – “I’m Sorry”
They’re baaaaaaaaaaaack. Some of us grew up on this type of pop punk and had a lot to learn from bands like The Get Up Kids. As a kid who went to a few sticky-floored punk shows in my day, I was geeked …
Album Review: Shiners – Now (NMF Ep. 63 Winners)
It can be difficult to categorize indie rock with any finer granularities. Honestly, Shiners are a really enjoyable indie rock band in the most general sense. The guitars and vocals are great, which keeps us coming back for more. There’s no easy comparative …
Listen if you like: Kings of Leon – Three Groovin’ Indie Rock Bands
Okay seriously Kings of Leon can make the house shake. There aren’t very many bands that can really hang with them, but these three emerging indie rock bands deserve to be in that conversation. There’s an energy to each of these tracks that …
Album Review: A Yawn Worth Yelling – Play Pretend
Album Review: A Yawn Worth Yelling – Play Pretend Imagine the most infectious, courageous, and powerful pop rock hook you’ve ever heard… maybe it’s from U2 or some big arena rock band, right? Then add a nice sort of slick pop punk vocal …
